A wooden steamship that sank in Lake Michigan over 112 years ago has been discovered off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the cold, fresh waters.

A three-week expedition off North Carolina will assess the condition of shipwrecks from World War II, a marine preservationist said.
Of special interest are ships sunk in 1942, including U.S. ships, German U-boats merchant ships and British naval ships, said David W.